With the fervor of a brimstone-spewing preacher, Edward M. Czuprynski denounced Bay County Chief District Judge Timothy J. Kelly this morning in a protest against the judge’s policy of handling all of the county’s domestic violence cases.

It was so quiet at the memorial service for former Bay City Central High School teacher Pete Karoly that you could hear a pin drop. That’s how Central graduate and former Karoly student Aaron Baylis described the atmosphere at the Saturday afternoon event held at the school.

A local 20-year-old has admitted in court that he wounded a woman with a BB gun in a drive-by shooting, though he’ll likely avoid incarceration. Sean P. Wiechec appeared before Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt and pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and minor in possession of alcohol.

Readers took to the comments in support of a longtime beekeeper whose hives of honeybees have come under attack. City officials plan to discuss whether John Bacon, who has maintained colonies of honeybees on his property since 1953, can continue his longtime hobby. The issue will be discussed at the Commission Meeting today at 7 p.m.